Prairie Crocuses

Gallery: FloraPosted April 29, 2011734 views17 comments

Prairie Crocuses are the provincial flower of Manitoba. Since they are low to the ground, I used a very low angle to get this. Too low for my tripod, so I used my ball cap for support.

1/60, f/8, ISO200
D300s, Sigma 70-300mm@135mm

Thanks for looking!

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 29, 2011 at 9:25 PM

Raymond: Play ball indeed! Great POV and comp as well as superb DOF management. Exceptional image IMO. >=))>

PS: Was the ball cap still on your head?

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on April 29, 2011 at 10:41 PM

Beautiful! The colors of the blooms with the reddish - yellow grasses give this a antique mood. Very pleasing. Great job w/clicking this pov! Ken S

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 30, 2011 at 1:29 AM

Beautiful, emotive image, full of mood. Surrounded by softness, one can imagine a boundless prairie. I don't think we have this flower here.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 30, 2011 at 1:58 AM

Raymond ..one of the most beautiful flora images I've seen in the recent past...fantastic color palette ..perfect well done ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 30, 2011 at 5:13 AM

Beautifully done Raymond. Your work was certainly worth the effort. Love your dof decision and the SOA treatment of the subject. Very appealing color palette as well. Superb photography.

pat

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 30, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Superbly seen, captured and displayed Raymond. Wonderful.
Bob

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on April 30, 2011 at 5:26 PM

I really like your POV on this. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on April 30, 2011 at 7:40 PM

Thanks everyone for the feedback! No, Bill, I wasn't wearing the cap. Although that could have made this a better story...

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 1, 2011 at 8:07 AM

Wonderful delicacy in the tones right across the image, Raymond. A great perspective and perfect choice of dof - I really love this !

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on May 3, 2011 at 8:01 PM

Congratulations on the Weekly Pick! A beautiful image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 3, 2011 at 8:08 PM

Congrats on an exquisite WP!
Exceptional colourts, comp, perfect DOF, and overall a stunning image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on May 3, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Lovely tones and a wonderful angle. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on May 4, 2011 at 8:20 AM

Again beautifully done. Congrats on your EP.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on May 4, 2011 at 12:47 PM

Beautiful. Congrats on EP !

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on May 4, 2011 at 11:35 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments! I'm honored, since there are so many great flora shots being posted.